You paid a lot for an unpapered dog so I can understand why you want them. If you can't make contact with her I don't know how you are going to be able to serve her to start court proceedings. Since you had her shipped I'm assuming you are not close to where she lives. Maybe post the city and state and see if someone could go there physically and try to make contact with her. At least you would know if you could serve her a summons, but then I don't know who would have jurisdiction over the case, her city or yours. So it probably wouldn't be worth traveling for a court date that could be postponed several times. If you can't report her to AKC I don't know what to tell you. Good luck to you I hope you are able to get the application for registration. Just a note, after approx. a month after the dog's first birthday the AKC tacks on a $35.00 late fee to the regular fees.
Another thought, did you pay anything by credit card? Maybe your credit card company could help you out, but after a year I don't know.
Warning for others purchasing a puppy, there is no reason why you should not be able to go home with the puppy and the application to register with AKC. The only excuse is the breeder being too lazy or too busy to submit the paperwork in a timely manner. If papers are important to you for whatever reason then do not take the puppy without the papers or withhold a portion of the money until papers are received (fat chance a breeder would let you do this though). |